A waterfront view is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that. On Sunday this past weekend, I had the opportunity to show clients a waterfront home designed by Ralph Rapson, the influential modernist architect. Philip Johnson may have designed the Glass House but Ralph Rapson designed the Glass Cube in 1974, Rapson's personal vacation home.
In Prince Frederick Maryland there is a Ralph Rapson designed modernist home that is a best-in-class contemporary home. Located on the Chesapeake Bay at Dares Beach, this home and it's modern design takes advantage of cliff side location and offers the homeowner a stunning 180 degree Easterly view across, up and down the Chesapeake Bay. The views from every window leave you speechless. No matter which way you turn, soaring spaces with well placed windows bring sky and water together. The only way that I can describe the space is that it is intriguing.
The living room, kitchen and breakfast nook are on the front of the home. The master bedroom is on the second level above, also on the front. The floor plan takes advantage of the spectacular views of the Chesapeake Bay. There is a bedroom and den on the main level on the back side of the home. And, there are two bedrooms on the upper level on the back as well. There's even an outdoor shower off the garage.
There are few places on the Chesapeake Bay where you can find deep open and expansive views. There are many affordable waterfront homes that offer creek views but fewer offer views of an expanse of water like this one at Dares Beach. No matter whether you're on the main level deck or on the private deck off the master bedroom, you're are looking across to Eastern Bay.
Down the street at another waterfront home on Dares Beach in Prince Frederick Maryland we came across a plaque prominently posted above the fireplace. It read simply:
A waterfront view is not a matter of life or death.
It's much more important than that.
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